When he made a comment about my mother being a "stereotypical Jewish mother," I just walked out of the office.
Please, Hil, I'm begging you. Let Vortex come beat him-- a lot.
Book: Yes, I'd forgotten you're moonlighting as a criminal mastermind now. Got your next heist planned? Simon: No. But I'm thinking about growing a big black mustache. I'm a traditionalist.
'War Stories'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Barb - Apr 17, 2009 9:56:43 am PDT #6975 of 30000
“Not dead yet!”
DCJensen - Apr 17, 2009 9:57:51 am PDT #6976 of 30000
All is well that ends in pizza.
Hil, your coworker makes me feel good about my level of cluelessness. Wow.
DCJensen - Apr 17, 2009 10:00:28 am PDT #6977 of 30000
All is well that ends in pizza.
It's warm here, and for the first time in several months, I'm home when we can have the windows open.
The new restaurant on the other side of the block is a Mexican-themed grill, and the smells drifting in are wonderful.
Hil R. - Apr 17, 2009 10:01:00 am PDT #6978 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I mentioned my father's job, in the course of a conversation we were having that had nothing whatsoever to do with Judaism. He asked me what my mother did. I told him that she writes reports for a private investigator. He said something like, "Wow, she must get to read all sorts of drama there," and I said something like, "Yeah, lots. And her having all that drama to read about keeps her out of my drama somewhat," fairly offhand, and he responded, "Oh, jeez, don't tell me you've got a stereotypical Jewish mother!?"
Burrell - Apr 17, 2009 10:02:37 am PDT #6979 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
One of my students was just saying she went and ate pizza because Passover was over and she could.
DCJensen - Apr 17, 2009 10:03:12 am PDT #6980 of 30000
All is well that ends in pizza.
And her having all that drama to read about keeps her out of my drama somewhat," fairly offhand, and he responded, "Oh, jeez, don't tell me you've got a stereotypical Jewish mother!?"
Yes, because non-jewish mothers... oh never mind, the man may be beyond help.
tommyrot - Apr 17, 2009 10:04:27 am PDT #6981 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It sounds like Hil's coworker isn't just clueless, but seems obsessed with Judaism in a weird way. His questions seems more and more like harassment, right?
Amy - Apr 17, 2009 10:07:01 am PDT #6982 of 30000
Because books.
It sounds like Hil's coworker isn't just clueless, but seems obsessed with Judaism in a weird way. His questions seems more and more like harassment, right?
They really, really do. To the point where non-confrontational me would report him to someone superior, whether it's whatever serves for human resources at a university or the department chair.
Jessica - Apr 17, 2009 10:07:45 am PDT #6983 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
This guy is just crying out for a spork in the face.
Burrell - Apr 17, 2009 10:10:19 am PDT #6984 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I totally get why everyone uses American Gothic, but of course the painting isn't of a man and wife, it's a man and his daughter.
As for the saga of Hil's clueless coworker, I get the feeling Hil's office mate is just deeply socially awkward and unable to come up with something to talk about with her besides her Judaism, probably because she intimidates him for some reason.
Don't get me wrong, he'd bug the shit out of me after a while if he was my office mate, but I suspect the best answer is to just be way too busy to talk whenever you're both in there.